BRIC Media Arts Bklyn - Events Feed http://www.bricartsmedia.org/feeds/events BRIC Media | Arts | Bklyn Events en-us <![CDATA[Idea Party: Help in Hard Times]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
April 28, 2010
7:00 PM
FREE
  Join Apologies and Further Concessions curator Erin Sickler for an Idea Party, a group brainstorming session where people gather to share contacts and resources. Have a project you want to do, but don’t know where to start? Want to travel around the world, start a business, or put on an exhibition? The Idea Party will allow attendees to find opportunities and resources where you thought none existed to help uncover inspired and creative ways to think about dreams, goals..]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/idea-party-help-in-hard-times<![CDATA[Brooklyn On Site: White House Project's "Go Lead" Program]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
March 9, 2010
9:00 PM-9:30 PM
FREE
Brooklyn On SiteWatch Monday at 3pm & 11pm; Tuesday at 1pm & 9pm; Thursday at 2:30pm & 10:30pm. Episode Description:  The White House Project’s “Go Lead!” program was recently hosted by Brooklyn College. “Go Lead!” empowers women to be at the forefront of politics by providing innovative skills, strategies and leadership to aspiring lawmakers. Brooklyn On Site was there as today’s female leaders (including Brooklyn Deputy Borough President..]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/brooklyn-on-site-white-house-project-s-go-lead-program<![CDATA[Neighborhood Beat: Bushwick: Better Than Jam, Angel's Fruit Market, Minako Yoshino, Manchildblack]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
March 11, 2010
8:30 PM-9:00 PM
FREE
Neighborhood Beat: BushwickWatch @ 12:30 & 8:30pmEpisode Description: Travel with us as we explore the places and faces of Bushwick. We'll visit with Karin Persan, owner of Better Than Jam for fantastic fashion finds made by local designers; stop by Angel's Fruit Market on Knickerbocker - a business that's been feeding the community since 1981. We'll also meet Minako Yoshino, a gifted sculptress and chat with the talented recording artist and nightlife producer Manchildblack.>>>..]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/neighborhood-beat-bushwick-better-than-jam-angel-s-fruit-market-minako<![CDATA[In The Zone: Cure those post-season blues.]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
March 13, 2010
9:00 PM-9:30 PM
FREE
In The Zone:Watch Wednesdays at 12pm & 8pm; Thursdays at 3pm & 11pm; Saturdays at 11am & 9pm.Episode Description:  With the football season all wrapped up and basketball season coming to an exciting close at Madison Gardens, what’s a Brooklyn high school sports fan to do? In The Zone’s host Micheal Bellamy is joined by Rudy King of NYC Basketball.com and the Daily News’ Elio Velez to deliver your cure for the post-season blues.  Watch more episodes of In..]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/in-the-zone-cure-those-post-season-blues<![CDATA[Brooklyn Review: Haitian Adoption, Domino Sugar Development, Gowanus Canal Superfund ]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
March 8, 2010
9:00 PM-9:30 PM
FREE
Brooklyn ReviewMondays and Thursdays at 1pm & 9pm; Fridays at 3pm & 11pm.Episode Description: In this episode of Brooklyn Review we:Haitian Adoption: Follow the journey of a Brooklyn family’s frustrations as they wait for their two Haitian orphans, Nadia and Lovely;Domino Sugar Refinery Condos: Find out if the make-over of the Domino Sugar refinery into affordable housing is as sweet a deal as developers claim it is;Gowanus Canal Superfund:  We take a second look at the now..]]>Mon, 08 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/brooklyn-review-haitian-adoption-domino-sugar-development-gowanus-canal<![CDATA[Look Left: Readings from the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
April 14, 2010
7:00 PM
FREE
Photo Shaun Keenan Writers from SAWCC will read works that explore what it means to them to “look left,” whether it be traveling opposite of expectation or casting a glance out at the periphery, taking a new and risky look at contemporary South Asian identity. Curated by SAWCC board member and writer Anjali Goyal.Presented in conjunction with A Wild Gander: Artists from the South Asian Women’s Creative Collective, on view through May 1.]]>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/look-left-readings-from-the-south-asian-womens-creative-collective<![CDATA[Big Daddy Kane Plus a Screening of BDK: The Big Daddy Kane Story, Hosted by "The World's #1 beatboxer" Rahzel w/ special sets by Rahzel feat. DJ JS-1, Blitz the Ambassador & Ralph Mcdaniels' Video Music Box]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
August 8, 2009
7:00 PM
FREE
The Lyricist Lounge returns to Celebrate Brooklyn! with a momentous night of hip-hop featuring Brooklyn legend Big Daddy Kane, who will perform with his live band. The show will be preceded by a screening of the short documentary BDK: The Big Daddy Kane Story, directed by Lyricist Lounge’s own Anthony Marshall.Gates open at 6:00 pm]]>Tue, 02 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/big-daddy-kane-plus-a-screening-of-bdk-the-big-daddy-kane-story-hosted-by<![CDATA[HealthBeat Brooklyn: living with HIV; high-tech CPR dummies; Sun in Bloom; exploring Foot Pain]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
March 2, 2010
8:00 PM-8:30 PM
FREE
HealthBeat Brooklyn Mondays at 2:30pm & 10:30pm and Tuesdays & Thursdays at 12pm & 8pm.Episode Description:Life Forward: Life as an HIV-positive person isn’t easy.  Not only are there medical implications, even if full-blown AIDS never develops, but having HIV can also affect other aspects of life.  A program at Maimonides helps patients deal with it all.Is That Thing Real?: Using you-won’t-believe-how-high-tech mannequins, interns and residents get trained of..]]>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/healthbeat-brooklyn-living-with-hiv-high-tech-cpr-dummies-sun-in-bloom<![CDATA[Intersect: NYC School Closings]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
March 1, 2010
9:30 PM-10:00 PM
FREE
IntersectWatch Mondays and Thursdays at 1:30pm & 9:30p; Wednesdays at 3pm & 11pmEpisode description:Many Brooklyn families and teachers are still reeling from the recent decision to close 19 city schools. Host Brian Vines is joined by Panel for Educational Policy appointee Gbubemi Okotieuro and educational editorialists Joel Shatzky (Huffington Post.com) and Norm Scott (Education Notes Online) to get the inside story on these closings as well as the future of NYC charter schools, and..]]>Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/intersect-nyc-school-closings<![CDATA[Family Day - FANTASTIC FELT: Celebrate Summer. Make Your World Brighter]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
June 5, 2010
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
FREE
  Invent - Create – ImagineCome experience this bright and fantastic art material! Participants will be guided with examples of what can be made with felt and be encouraged to create anything they wish. Inspired by artwork in BRIC’s annual exhibition of student artwork made through our in-school contemporary art education program.Led by artist teacher Angela Earley. This free, drop-in event is appropriate for all ages. Family Days run throughout the 2009-10 season at..]]>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/family-day-fantastic-felt-celebrate-summer-make-your-world-brighter<![CDATA[Family Day - PUPPET TIME: Create and Play]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
April 17, 2010
12:00 PM-3:00 PM
FREE
  Invent - Create – ImagineParticipants will create puppets of themselves and imaginary characters!  Our puppet design is inspired by the South Asian tradition of "Wayang Kulit", decorative rod puppets that have magical silhouettes. Inspired by artwork in BRIC’s exhibition, A Wild Gander: Artists from the South Asian Women's Creative Collective.Led by artist teacher Angela Earley. This free, drop-in event is appropriate for all ages. Family Days run at..]]>Tue, 23 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/family-day-puppet-time-create-and-play<![CDATA[A Wild Gander & Apologies and Further Concessions Opening Reception]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
March 24, 2010
7:00 PM-9:00 PM
FREE
Chitra GaneshGhostwriter, 2009. Lenticular photograph, 20 x 30 in. A Wild Gander: Artists from the South Asian Women’s Creative CollectiveCurated by Baseera Khan, Assistant Curator/Gallery Manager  Hong-An TruongA Measure of Remorse, 2009. Video still. Apologies and Further ConcessionsGuest Curated by Erin Sickler, Lori Ledis Emerging Curatorial FellowBoth exhibitions on view through May 1, 2010. ]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/a-wild-gander-apologies-and-further-concessions-opening-reception<![CDATA[Apologies and Further Concessions]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
March 25-May 1, 2010
12:00 PM-6:00 PM
Weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
FREE
Hong-An TruongA Measure of Remorse, 2009. Video still.Curated by Lori Ledis Emerging Curatorial Fellow Erin SicklerUsing a wide range of media from video and photography to performance, embroidered text, and mixed media sculpture, the artists in Apologies and Further Concessions each confront an unavoidable truth. The experience of hitting a wall is a universal one. The artists included in the exhibition remind us that no matter what our intentions, disappointments, hardships and setbacks are..]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/apologies-and-further-concessions<![CDATA[A Wild Gander: Artists from the South Asian Women's Creative Collective]]>BRIC Rotunda Gallery
March 25-May 1, 2010
12:00 PM-6:00 PM
Weekly on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
FREE
Jesal KapadiaTelegraph, 2005. Digital video. 3 minutes 30 seconds.Curated by Baseera KhanA Wild Gander features Chitra Ganesh, Mala Iqbal, Jesal Kapadia, Yamini Nayar, and Divya Mehra, five New York–based artists. The title of the exhibition is drawn from Joseph Campbell’s collection of essays, The Flight of the Wild Gander, which references the Sanskrit concept of the paramahamsa, an enlightened spiritual teacher who transcends the mundane, just as geese (hamsa) are able to the a..]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/a-wild-gander-artists-from-the-south-asian-women-s-creative-collective<![CDATA[BIT Special: Reveal the Real]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
February 23, 2010
2:00 PM-2:30 PM
FREE
BIT Special: Reveal the Real: Kids Uncover the History of BrooklynTuesday, February 23rd @ 2pm & 11pmCase 3: Coming to America: Work & Play in Brooklyn’s Industrial Age The latest in our documentary series, funded by the Nat’l Endowment for the Arts, which sends Brooklyn kids digging into the past.  This time, students from Williamsburg’s Green School learn about immigration, factories, a cemetery -- and Coney Island, back when people still came to stare at all..]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/bit-special-reveal-the-real<![CDATA[BIT Special: Mark Morris Dance Group]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
February 22, 2010
9:30 PM-10:30 PM
FREE
BIT Special: Mark Morris Dance GroupMonday, February 23rd @ 9:30pmPart 1: A Dance Center in Brooklyn: One of the world’s most acclaimed choreographers and his company are based right here in Bklyn, but Mark Morris Dance Group is as involved with community as it is with dance.  Its outreach is broad, teaching dance to kids in its studios and in public schools; seniors from public housing; and people with Parkinson’s Disease, to name just a few. Part 2: The Art of Mark set..]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/bit-special-mark-morris-dance-group<![CDATA[Caught In The Act: Djarara, Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai, Jeff Scher, Ximena Garnica]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
February 24, 2010
10:00 PM-10:30 PM
FREE
Caught In The ActWatch Mondays & Wednesdays at 2pm & 10pm. Episode Description:Djarara: In Crown Heights, we hear this band rehearsing Haiti's traditional rara music in the wake of the earthquake, which for every one of its 14 members has meant the loss of a family member.  They tell us what rara is, and how it’s taken on a new meaning for them.Kelly Zen-Yie Tsai:Passionate and political, this spoken-word artist out of Chicago (and a veteran of “Russell Simmons HBO Def..]]>Fri, 19 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/caught-in-the-act-djarara-kelly-zen-yie-tsai-jeff-scher-ximena-garnica<![CDATA[Sector B: The Business of Brooklyn]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
February 16, 2010
9:00 PM-9:30 PM
FREE
Sector B: The Business of BrooklynTuesdays and Fridays at 1:30pm & 9:30pm; Wednesdays at 2:30pm & 10:30pmOn This episode:Green Depot: Where do you go if you’ve got to do home repair or renovation and you want to keep your project green?  (Or you just have to have that $299 kitchen composter.) This 4-year-old company  started in Brooklyn and now reaches as far as Boston and Chicago.Branding: A company’s brand is more than its logo or its tagline or even its –..]]>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/sector-b-the-business-of-brooklyn<![CDATA[Brooklyn Elected Officials]]>Brooklyn Independent Television
January 22, 2010
10:30 PM-11:30 PM
FREE
Brooklyn Elected Officials: Tuesdays @ 3pm & 11pm, Thursdays @ 2pm & 10pm, Fridays @ 1pm & 9pmOn this edition of “Brooklyn Elected Officials” Assemblywoman Janele Hyer-Spencer welcomes Colonel Stephen Smith, Commander of the US Army Garrison Fort Hamilton for a conversation about the Fort’s history and community outreach efforts.Watch more Brooklyn Elected Offical episodes!]]>Fri, 12 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/brooklyn-elected-officials<![CDATA[Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala & Concert ]]>CELEBRATE BROOKLYN! @ Prospect Park Bandshell
June 9, 2010
5:00 PM-11:00 PM
Save the date! The Celebrate Brooklyn! Opening Night Gala & Concert will take place on Wednesday, June 9, 2010. Click here to purchase tickets and for more information or contact Jessica Kepler, Development & Marketing Manager for Celebrate Brooklyn, at jkepler@bricartsmedia.org.]]>Mon, 08 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0400http://www.bricartsmedia.org/events/celebrate-brooklyn-opening-night-gala-concert